Texas Penal Code

§ 32.52 — FRAUDULENT, SUBSTANDARD, OR FICTITIOUS DEGREE

PE § 32.52Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 32. FRAUD · Art. D. OTHER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES

(a)In this section, "fraudulent or substandard degree" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.302, Education Code.

(b)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)uses or claims to hold a postsecondary degree that the person knows:

(A)is a fraudulent or substandard degree;

(B)is fictitious or has otherwise not been granted to the person; or

(C)has been revoked; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 1173), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.